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WGUS84 KMRX 181316
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
816 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
TENNESSEE...
CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN AFFECTING CLAIBORNE, GRAINGER AND
HANCOCK COUNTIES.
FOR THE CLINCH RIVER...INCLUDING CLEVELAND VA, SPEERS FERRY VA,
TAZEWELL TN, NORRIS DAM TAILWATER, NORRIS DAM RESERVOIR, MELTON HILL
DAM RESERVOIR, MELTON HILL DAM TAILWATER...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES,
DIPS, OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM,
EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER FIND ANOTHER ROUTE
OVER HIGHER GROUND.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1045 PM EST.
TNC025-057-067-190345-
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816 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, ACTION STAGE.
AT 12.0 FEET, FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND NEAR GRISSOM ISLAND BEGINS.
THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY FLOODING OF THE
CLINCH RIVER.
AT 13.0 FEET, THE ROAD WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF THE GAGE BEGINS TO
FLOOD.
AT 16.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND AROUND GRISSOM
ISLAND OCCURS. THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY
FLOODING OF THE CLINCH RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 AM EST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:30 AM EST TUESDAY WAS 18.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 6.7 FEET SUNDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3631 8356 3637 8359 3659 8308 3659 8296
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